Personal Trainer - ACSM Certified

RESUME

Barbara J. Ficarello

Manhattan, IL *****

Cell: 815-***-**** / E-Mail: *********@*****.***

CURRENT WORK & OBJECTIVE – I’m a Personal Trainer (sole proprietorship), certified by the ACSM in July of 2011, ID #691317. I’ve successfully completed the AHA’s Heartsaver CPR/AED Program, as well as the ARC’s CPR/AED for Adult, Child & Infant, and First Aid. Ideally, I’m looking for a part-time position as a Personal Trainer in a fitness facility. For more information, see my website: www.barbara-ficarello.com

FORMER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC, Joliet, IL - September, 2009 to May 30, 2010

Legal Assistant – Provide front desk reception services to the firm, answering and directing incoming calls. Provide assistance to attorney practicing civil litigation and traffic law for area communities (ordinance and motor vehicle violations and aggravated traffic and DUI offenses). Provide legal assistance to attorney working as Counsel to the firm in its appellate practice and litigation group. Responsible for files for upcoming traffic court dates, docketing court dates, utilizing on-line multi-court inquiry system; responsible for preparation of notices, motions, pleadings, subpoenas, and petitions to be filed with the court; prepare letters and respond independently to discovery requests; heavy use of Microsoft Outlook; filing, copying, faxing, and entering time for both attorneys utilizing TimeSlips.

Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, Joliet, IL - December, 2004 to May, 2009

Case Manager/Administrative Assistant – Responsible for receiving and reviewing reports of child sexual and physical abuse; heavy phone contact to coordinate law enforcement, child protective services, state’s attorney’s office, and family members to schedule victim sensitive interviews of children. Responsible for case management services to families, which included scheduling medical exams and providing counseling referrals. Tracked and maintained all client demographics, services, statistics, and case dispositions utilizing on-line court inquiry system. Responsible for preparation of all statistical data reports to be submitted to grantors on a quarterly basis. Assisted with fundraising; stayed current in relevant issues through trainings and literature. Provided administrative support to Executive Director; heavy use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access.

Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, Ltd., Joliet, IL - August, 2002 to December, 2004

Legal Assistant – Assistant to two managing partners of 12-attorney law firm in the practice areas of governmental law, zoning and land development, municipal law, and civil litigation. Responsible for typing, formatting, editing, redlining and finalizing legal documents, notices, motions, and pleadings for filing (heavy machine transcription); entered time for attorneys; opened, created and maintained client files and pleading indexes; heavy telephone contact and e-mail with clients; faxing, copying, etc. Other duties including:

• Maintained calendars for both partners; set up meetings, conferences, depositions and reservations.

• Created and maintained a database using Access for firm’s clients, mailing lists, and various other business contacts;

• Planned and organized various political fundraisers and annual party for firm’s municipal clients.

Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, Joliet, IL - June, 1999 to May, 2002

Please see details from same job described above.

EDUCATION

Legal Stenographer Diploma – Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

Graduate – Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Wisconsin

SKILLS

Typing: 90 wpm

Shorthand: 70 wpm

Machine Transcription

Microsoft Office: 2003, 2007:

Word

Excel

Power Point

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Publisher

TimeSlips

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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